The Bible: The God-inspired (out breathed)
writings of some 43 men over a period of some 1500 years
contained in 66 books known as the Old Testament (39 books), and
the New Testament (27 books), or the 66 books of the Bible.

The Old Testament is the story of God’s
creation of this world and all that is in it, the history of
early mankind, the flood, and the forming of the Nation of
Israel, God’s chosen people. The subject of the Old Testament is
the promised Messiah/ Deliverer who was to come and die for the
sins of mankind that man might be reconciled (changed in his
relationship) to God.

The first four books (Gospels) of the New
Testament are the story of the virgin birth, sinless life,
substitutionary death, burial, supernatural resurrection, and
deity of the promised Messiah/Deliverer, Jesus Christ, which was
a complete fulfillment of God’s Old Testament promise.

The next 22 books of the New Testament
Epistles (letters) are the history and practices of the churches
established and founded by the Lord Jesus Christ.

The last book of the New Testament
(Revelation) is a literal prophecy of the end of this world and
its system.

a. No other religious books or traditions
are recognized as authoritative to the Christian.

b. The Bible is authoritative in any language into which it is
translated, because God promised to preserve His Word for all
generations and all peoples.

God: One God revealed in
three Persons (a Tri-unity or Trinity), Father, Son (Jesus
Christ) and Holy Spirit. Each member of the Trinity having the
same essence (essential being), but each Member having different
roles.

a. God approachable by man through the
death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

b. A God of judgment on sin, but love
toward sinners, proven by His coming to earth to die for sinful
men. God first loves man.

c. A God that is a Father who cares for
His children.

Jesus Christ: The second Person of the Trinity
(Son ["same as"] of God) who was born of a virgin, took on human
form as a man (Son of man) and lived a sinless life among men so
we could see what God was like. He who was sinless became sin
for us, died on the cross, was buried, and resurrected the third
day to prove that His death was sufficient payment for our sins
and the sins of the world.

a. Jesus is God, so He could die for man’s sins.

b. Jesus was sinless, so He could be mans'
sacrifice. He did not sin; He could not
sin.

c. Jesus’ kingdom is built on voluntary conversion. Christians
are peaceful because they strictly follow the teachings of Jesus
Christ.

d. Jesus’ kingdom is a way of life because
the Kingdom of God is within each believer.

e. Jesus died that sinners might be
reconciled to God through His shed blood.

f. Jesus’ grave is empty because He was
resurrected from the dead. He is now seated at the right hand of
the Father in Heaven.

g. Jesus is returning to earth to judge
the quick and the dead.

Holy Spirit: Third Person
of the Trinity who convicts sinners of their need of salvation
in Christ, draws them to repentance and faith, and Who guides
the steps of believers (the Comforter).

Sin: Man is born a sinner
because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve toward God in the
Garden of Eden. That nature to sin (sin-nature) has been passed
down to every person since Adam’s time. All men are held
responsible by God for breaking His laws (sin).

Forgiveness of Sins:
Found in the shed blood of Jesus Christ Who became the sacrifice
for sin in order to satisfy the wrath of God on the behalf of
sinners.

Salvation: Salvation is
deliverance, by God, from the just penalty for your sins. It is
accomplished by repentance toward God, and faith toward the Lord
Jesus Christ. It is trusting in Jesus’ death on the cross for
the full payment of your sin debt. It is believing that Jesus
died, was buried, and was resurrected from the grave.

a. It is voluntarily and personally
receiving (putting your faith and trust in) Jesus Christ as your
Saviour and Lord.

b. There is no hope of eternal life
outside of receiving Jesus Christ as personal Saviour.

Heaven: The eternal dwelling place of those who have
trusted Jesus Christ as their Saviour.

a. A place of perfection centered around
the Person of Jesus Christ and located in the third heaven.

Hell: The eternal dwelling place of those who
reject the free offer of salvation in Jesus Christ. Now located
in the center of the earth (Hell), but after the final judgment
its occupants will be relocated to the Lake of Fire in outer
space.

Founding: Founded by God
before the foundation (beginning) of the world.

Mission: To take the
message of God’s free gift of salvation, in Christ, to the
uttermost parts of the earth. Conversion to Christ is
neither by force nor violence, but by the proclamation of the
Gospel, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

Freedom: Muslims from
Islamic countries are free to practice their religion in Western
Societies.

Women: As Jesus Christ was co-equal with God, yet
submitted to Him, wives are co-equal with their husbands, yet
are to submit to them. Where Biblical Christianity is practiced,
women are elevated. Husbands are commanded to sacrificially love
their wives.

Pillars of the Faith:
1. Repentance toward God, and faith toward the Lord Jesus
Christ.
2. Public identification with the Lord Jesus Christ through
scriptural baptism.
3. Serving Christ through one of His churches.
4. Communication with God by reading His Word, by prayer, and by
attendance at teaching/preaching of His Word.
5. Sharing your faith with those without Christ.

a. By faith (trust in what the Bible
teaches), believing that Jesus Christ shed His blood (died), was
buried, and rose again from the grave in full payment for your
sins.

b. Trust that Jesus Christ’s payment for
your sins was sufficient to satisfy the wrath of God on your
behalf.

c. Repent (change your mind) about who God
is (holy and righteous), and confess (agree with God) how evil
(vile and wicked) your sins (the breaking of God’s laws) truly
are.

d. Realize that you deserve Hell for
offending the demands of the holy God.

e. Accept the free offer of full
forgiveness of your sins in Jesus Christ.

f. Pray, "God be merciful to me a sinner.
I now repent of my sins, and place my faith and trust in the
shed blood of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of my sins. I now
trust Him and Him alone to provide the way to Heaven when I die.
In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen."

"For whosoever shall call upon the
Name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)

The Koran: The Koran (Arabic for "to read
or recite") is a collection of 114 supernatural visions and
revelations from Allah (Islamic name for their god), given
through the archangel Gabriel, that Muhammad claimed to have
received and, then, dictated to his scribes. These were revealed
to Muhammad over 23 years. The Koran is not claimed to be
"scripture," but a holy book that dictates every aspect of a
devout Muslim’s life, behavior, and being.

Muhammad claimed to have purified the
previous messages given by God (including the Bible) from
adulteration, and to have completed the Message of God for all
humanity.

The Koran is divided into 114 "sura’s" or
chapters and contains many references to the Bible. Muslim’s
teach that translations of the Koran are the work of men and are not
to be relied upon.

The Koran is considered Allah’s final
message to Muslims, Christians, Jews, and the rest of mankind,
and "is an exact word-for-word copy of God's words inscribed on
tablets that have always existed in heaven" (Qur'an 85:21-22).
"Muslims see the Qur'an not as contradicting the Old and New
Testaments, but rather as fulfilling them. So the Old and
New Testaments are seen to be divinely given but humanly
corrupted."

a. Other books that are recognized as
authoritative by Muslims include the Hadith (collections of the
sayings), which contains the oral traditions, and
the Sunnah (collection of the examples), Islam’s elaborate,
fixed rules for living and worship. These books serve as
instruction to the Muslims.

b. The Koran is only authoritative in
Arabic, and only in Muhammad’s dialect.

God: One God (Qur’an 2:163), Allah. Muhammad rejected
the truth of the Trinity as blasphemous (Qur’an 5:73; 4:171).
Muhammad taught that Allah was the only God, but originally
Allah was one of the 360 idol-gods worshipped by the various
Arab tribes.

a. God unapproachable by sinful man. He
has only communicated with mankind through a progression of
angels and prophets.

b. A God of wrath and judgment, who hates
sinners (Qur'an 2:190). Man must first love Allah for Allah
to love him (Qur'an 3:31)

c. A God that cannot be called "father"
for that would mean Allah would have had a wife and children,
and therefore would not be God (Qur'an 19:88-92).

Jesus Christ: A prophet in the line of prophets of
Allah, superseded by Muhammad who was the last and greatest
prophet of Allah. Islam claims that Jesus prophesied the coming
of Muhammad as the "comforter." Islam teaches that Jesus was
sinless, but was not crucified (Qur’an 4:156-159), and yet was
taken bodily into Heaven by Allah.

a. Islam teaches that Jesus was only a
man, not God’s Son (Qur’an 19:34-35) or God (Qur’an 5:116-117).
Muhammad was only a man.

b. No claim that Muhammad was sinless. To
the contrary He had 13 wives, over his lifetime, 12 at one time.
His 3rd wife, Aishah, was 6 when he betrothed her, and 9 years
old when he consummated the marriage. He financed his cause by
plundering/looting all caravans any-where within his reach. He
took the Arabian Peninsula by war, bloodshed and pillage.

c. Muhammad’s kingdom is built on
compulsion (forced conversion) or death. (Qur’an 4:56; 22:19-22;
8:12; 58:5; 9:29; 9:123; 9:25). Muslims that are peaceful are
those that do not strictly follow the teachings of Muhammad.

d. Muhammad’s kingdom is a way of life
that is external to the Muslim, and includes the political,
economic, social, and religious aspects of life.

e. Muhammad died for himself and his
cause. (Islam teaches that Jesus did not die on the cross nor
atone for man’s sins (Qur’an 4:155,157)). Sacrificial
blood is unimportant to Allah (Qur'an 22:34-37).

f. Muhammad’s grave contains Muhammad’s
remains. He died in 632 and was buried at his home in Medina. But later
Muslim tradition teaches that Muhammad went to Jerusalem on a
white horse, and ascended into heaven from the Dome of the Rock.

g. Muhammad will not be the judge of the
quick and the dead. (Islam teaches that Jesus will not be
returning to earth.)

Holy Spirit: Does not exist
in Islam. Muhammad is called the "comforter."

Sin: Man is born pure (free of sin) (Qur’an 30:30;
2:36-38). It is after the age of puberty, and after individuals
commit sins that they are charged for their mistakes (Qur'an
17:13).

Forgiveness of Sins: No provision for the forgiveness
of sins, but a yearly (during Ramadan) atonement (covering) of
sins.

Salvation: Salvation is based on an
individual’s good works outweighing their bad works (Qur’an
4:125; 41:33). Salvation is a reward for a life of relative
piety and righteousness, but is no assurance of attaining
"paradise" (Allah’s heaven).

a. It is reciting the Muslim creed, "There is no God but Allah
and Muhammed is his prophet," with sincerity and conviction.
Islam offers two choices: the Koran (conversion) or the sword
(death) (Hadith 9:57). Persuasion or force. Conquest for Allah is a religious
duty.

b. There is no hope for a person except as
a Muslim (Qur’an 2:193; 3:85), but even then there is no
absolute security.

Those Outside the Religion of
Islam: Infidels who deserve to die for not submitting
to Allah (Qur’an 58:5; 9:5; 5:51). "It is the work of Islam to
kill both body and soul--the bodies of those who refused to
accept it, and the souls of those who embrace it" (Seiss).
"When ye encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads,
until ye have made a great slaughter among them... As for
the infidels, let them perish." (Qur’an 47)

Muslim: Name given to one
who adheres to, follows the religion of Islam. It means "one who
submits." A Muslim is to submit to the will of Allah as revealed
by Muhammad.

Afterlife: Individuals
will be raised from the dead after the destruction of this world
to stand before Allah (Qur’an 34:3-5; 28:61), who will determine
their destiny.

Paradise: Is assured only
by dying in a jihad (holy war) (Qur’an 4:74; 3:142, 157-158;
9:20-21).

a. A type of desert oasis where Muslims
will recline on soft couches, drinking wine handed to them by
virgins, of whom each man may marry as many as he pleases.

Hell: The eternal
dwelling place of those whose "scales were light" (lack of good
works). A place of fire and punishment (Qur’an 23:99-104).

Founding: Founded by Muhammad in 622 A.D. in the
Arabian city of Mecca.

Mission: To bring the
world under the dominion of Allah by force or by conversion.
It is the Muslim duty to bring world peace via the sword.
Muslims, violent and nonviolent, both quote the Koran, both
worship Allah and the prophet Mohammed, and both are out to
"conquer America." "Non-violence" does not change their
mission.

Woman: Considered
inferior to men (Qur’an 2:228) and can be scourged (Qur’an
4:34). Disobedience to a husband results in eternity in hell (Qur’an
66:10). Muhammad said that a woman goes to Paradise because she
satisfies her husband sexually.

Pillars of the Faith:
1. Recite the Muslim creed.

2. Pray 5 prescribed prayers a day toward the holy city of
Mecca.
3. Give alms to the poor (25% of income)

4. Fast during entire month of Ramadan in atonement for their
sins over the previous year.
5. Make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once in
a lifetime.

How to become a Muslin:

a. Recite the Muslim creed, "There is no God but Allah
and Muhammad is his prophet," with sincerity and conviction.

b. Determine to live your life by the
teachings of Muhammad in the Koran.